Warning for migraine sufferers as Pill linked to higher stroke risk

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MIGRAINE sufferers who take the Pill are up to eight times more likely to suffer a stroke than those not using it, new research says.

An analysis by researchers from Canada, the US and Spain of more than 5,000 migraine sufferers found that they were twice as likely to suffer a stroke than other people, but for women on the Pill the risk increased eight-fold. The scientists said that more work should be done in the area to establish the reasons behind the link.

A review of 14 studies into the link between migraine and stroke, published on the British